James Blake: Playing Robots Into Heaven review - back in his own atmospheric universe

(Republic)The producer-songwriter returns to his club-facing roots with a densely textured album that includes a cover of Snoop Dogg's Beautiful British artist James Blake has been a linchpin in contemporary popular music. Alongside his production work, imbuing a cosmic spiritual warmth to artists such as Travis Scott and Beyoncé, his acclaimed solo output has traversed an arc from solitary electronics topped with his forlorn vocals to a happier-sounding (and occasionally insipid) palette that ...